What we’re not watching: Frosty the Snowman

On the list of things my husband and I have exposed three-year-old Sabrina to with great excitement and anticipation (she’s going to LOVE this!) that have flopped are apple dumplings, remote controlled cars, puppet shows and now, the 1969 cartoon version of Frosty the Snowman. After days of humming the theme song to the cartoon, we curled up with Sabrina to watch the little film that Patrick and I remembered fondly from our childhood holidays.

Sabrina was excited too–a movie about a snowman, wow! But as soon as the magician whose hat brings Frosty to life showed up Sabrina started to avert her eyes, then saying “It don’t like this,” quickly followed by “Turn it off, turn it off!” Something about the magician did not sit right with her. For a split second my instinct was to urge her to give it a chance, but then why should she? There’s plenty of time, years in fact, for her to discover her own favorite holiday film classics, and while my husband and I grew up watching lots of tellevision, she watches none except once a week family film night. So why waste that time on something she doesn’t instantly love?

We turned off the television, stayed curled up on the sofa and reached over for our stack of holiday books instead and spent a wonderfully cozy afternoon. Maybe today we’ll go to the library and find the book version of Frosty’s story.

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One of my worst childhood memories is my Mama making me watch Rudolph. It scared me so bad I had nightmares for weeks! (The Abominable Snowman) It’s great you chose to let her explore her movie options later. Maybe when she realizes it isn’t real or has seen a few “milder child horrors”. I will never forget covering my eyes and crying to turn it off! She had good intentions but I still don’t like that movie!